Wicked: A Musical Biography
In , the original Broadway production of Wicked earned 10 Tony nominations, including best musical. Based on the best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire, the show continues to run on Broadway and has touring companies throughout the United States and around the world. In Wicked: A Musical Biography, author Paul Laird explores the creation of this popular Broadway musical through an examination of draft scripts, interviews with major figures, and the study of primary musical sources such as sketches, drafts, and completed musical scores.
Laird brings together an impressive amount of detail on the creation of Wicked, including a look at Maguire's novel, as well as the original source material, The Wizard of Oz. This volume also offers a history of the show's genesis along with examinations of the draft scenarios and scripts that demonstrate the show's development. Laird also explores Stephen Schwartz's life and work, providing an analysis of the composer and lyricist's work on the show through song drafts, sketches, and musical examples.
Laird also surveys the show's critical reception in New York and London, noting how many critics failed to app
Wicked: A Musical Biography
Avoid ALL books by Paul R. Laird, in my opinion. This book read like a really bad 7th grade book report. He started by summarizing, he quoted the GOOD books about Wicked (David Cote's Wicked: The Grimmerie, a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Hit Broadway Musical & Carol de Giere's Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz from Godspell to Wicked, which devotes a large section to Wicked), which I already own and read.
He even started one chapter by saying "In the last chapter I" SERIOUSLY? I'd READ the last chapter, jerk. I was seriously offended by this book. No intelligent human being should consider it.
He would talk about some changes made in various versions of the songs, but NOT actually show the changes, just say that changes had been made. Really??? Enjoy the other Wicked books. Stay far away from this horribly written book.
Parts of it are worth skimming, since he does incl
Broadway Greats Who Played Elphaba and Glinda in ‘Wicked’ Through The Years
Original Elphaba - Idina Menzel
Menzel won a much-deserved Tony Award for Best Actress for her originating performance as Elphaba in Wickedat the Gershwin Theatre, which she played from opening night on October 30, January In an Entertainment Weekly interview, Menzel revealed that her favorite song in Wicked isn't even an Elphaba number, but the Act II opening song "Thank Goodness."
Original Glinda - Kristen Chenoweth
Chenoweth left a permanent mark on the role of Glinda the Good Witch. She was even involved very early in the show and character development by playing Glinda in several workshops before its official staging. Plenty of superfans will only be able to hear Chenoweth's rendition of Glinda as the definitive version, but many more great Glinda's followed her up.
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First U.S. Tour - Stephanie J. Block & Kendra Kassenbaum
Fun fact: Stephanie J. Block is technically the very first Elphaba because she was cast opposite Chenoweth in the workshops, but was replaced by Meznel after a few months. Block got her
Wicked History
Wicked History Sources: book, podcast, DVD, and articles
The completed version of Wicked opened at the Gershwin Theatre on October 30th, It has been running continuously and as of , it is the 12th longest running show in Broadway history.
Wicked History Part I
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Stephen Schwartz: I got a call from my friend John Bucchino who was in Hawaii playing a concert for Holly Near. He called me and said, "I'm here in Hawaii and other than the concerts I don't have a whole lot to do. I have a room with an extra bed in it and I have a car, and the food is free. If you will cash in your Frequent Flyer miles - (and I was in L.A. at the time) - and come over for a weekend and keep me company, the rest of it is a free vacation in Hawaii" And of course I said, "I am so there."
At one point on the trip Holly, John and a friend of Holly's and I went snorkeling. We're on the boat coming back and Holly says "I reading this really interesting book called Wicked by Gregory Magurie and it's about the Wicked Witch of the West." It was one of those moments when as soon as I heard the idea I thought "Oh, this i
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